Tropical Storm Erin To Hit Coast And Canyons With Storm Surge

Tropical Storm Erin Warning For East Coast

If you are headed offshore today into this weekend, you might want to check the marine forecast. Tropical storm Erin is moving up the coast offshore, but storm surge will be an issue. The winds are dying but the storm surge we just had remains and continues. We have a coastal flood advisory too for Delaware.

From Foote’s Forecast …. Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon between 100 NM and 250 NM offshore- 520 AM EDT Wed Aug 28 2019
TROPICAL STORM WARNING

TODAY
S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers & tstms.
TONIGHT
S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and tstms.
THU
W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms and scattered showers.

Marine Forecast .. Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm- Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm- 649 AM EDT Wed Aug 28 2019

.TODAY…E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the E with a
dominant period of 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT…N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the
SE with a dominant period of 9 seconds. A chance of showers
early in the evening.
.THU…NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of
9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT…W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening,
then 2 ft or less. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant
period of 8 seconds.
.FRI…SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT…SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT…N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT…E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SUN…E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT…SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.